I have had the pleasure of knowing and working with Phil Myers for over 20 years. We’ve played together on countless recording sessions in New York, as well as playing together on my Brass Nation and New Brass CDs. It’s very easy to admire and be in awe of Phil’s virtuosity, but in a business that doesn’t always reward candor and honesty, Phil’s openness has been equally impressive and inspiring. Phil has dealt with every aspect of what it is to be a principal wind player in a major symphony orchestra. I am very grateful to him that he generously shared his knowledge and emotions in this interview.

—Michael Davis

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Phil Myers joined the New York Philharmonic as Principal French Horn in January 1980 and made his solo debut with the Orchestra that month in the premiere of WilliamSchuman’s Three Colloquies for French Horn and Orchestra. Phil began his orchestral career in 1971 as principal horn of the Atlantic Symphony in Halifax, Nova Scotia and followed that with positions in the Pittsburgh Symphony and Minnesota Orchestra. Phil Myers plays Engelbert Schmid French horns.

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